Cotton-treating apparatus



April 24, 1928.

. H. w. TROUT cowrou TREATING APPARATUS I Filed May 13. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet jlvrc/vr R TTOR- EYS k W/ T/VES 5 April 24, 1928. 1,667,177

- H. w. TROUT COTTON TREATING APPARATUS Filed May 15. 1926 '2 Sheets-Shea- 2 Patented Apr. 24,1928.

- UNITED HARRY W.TBOUT, OFSYRZACIISE;-NEW'YOIRK, ASBIGNOR TO*GOTSWOLD"COMFORTABLE 1 COMPANY, OF NEw -Y 0RK; A GORPORAT-ION 0F NEW" YORK.

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y This invention relatesit'o c'eigt'ain new and; usefuliimprovements in cotton treating apps; rat'usi' I Tliefunction ofa Garnettinachine being to receive raw cotton andiforniitinto layers of variousthicknessesas. desii e'd, V and therearm-r011 it on drums, tliere'isa considerable amount off aste cott'on during. the, process, and it is very desirahle to reclaim thisvva'st'e cotton easilyandeconomically. f' H 4 The main object oft-he invention is to effect-"an economy in tli e useof sucli'apparatiis by recovering the waste from ama: niacliines,l and" conveying, and separatin the same from foreign matter, and resup'p yingi the sep'a'rated cotton to the Gannett' machines in a simple,',, automatic andefiici'entmanner.

other obj cts andyadvanta s reiate to the" particular construction and arrangement of the apparatus anol'the details ofthe'struc- 'ture thereof, all as vvillfinoreffully, appear from the] followi g. descriptiontaken' in con nection wa n the accompanying-drawiiigs; in which;

-Figure: 1+ s an elevation partially in v section of an apparatus of'tlils invent on lgl r'e fz is an 'l'eva onlpa'itiall 1sec; tion ofa Garnettmachine' arfifange inconnection with one cf the feat-meson this in-1 veiiuonf; 1

:Fi'gu're 3 is fa flateralf verticalf section tlirbughoneofthe separators; f i

T app at e l ful '66 is Shawnae qmngediup n; building, Such an'ja rangeinen l's' ohviouely' unnecessary s the particularpos t-ibn? f'tlie' respective elements is not ess"efn'tia'l. pjlhferaflity of Garnett machines l 'are arifangedi'in aroWfaiid erewrbreconsumab e cotton has collected underneath '*t 1jie maehines, andfhe coin'e commingled Witlijdirtand foreign'inat ter, and'whenv colliected 'hy; hand tially akiva s'te p'roductl; w v x p In the' apparatus; of" thlsl nventlong the floor or supportiiiggmeans+ 2% for the Gar! i nett; machine is] torme'clfwith a "trough'or channel whicli T have inclined upprfwalls l if desired, softhatl thecotton alum W from the "Garnettl machineisl col lected in the trougliffllhis trough for channel extends laterally under an of the vGFait- 1 I net'ti machines arran ed; in j'the rovvi'a,i uil 'y ritli in the trough thereis' positioned a conveyor;

1926. Serial to. 168,793.

particular illustration in the form: of a belt conveyor -5 mounted on suitable rollers andv driven inany suitable manner notnecessary to further'illustrate or describe; These rollersmay be journaled inopposi'te Wallsof the. channel or trough, as indicated. i

. The beltconveyor fi picks up the iva ste:

cotton and foreign matter and carries it along to the inclined conveyor, -7 which may be in the form of a beltconveyor mount ed upon similar rollers "6-andcontained Within a housing 8. Tlie conveyor 'Zdis charges the cotton and foreign matter into the upper open funneled end 9- of the separator -10 This separator isintlie form'ofa chamber closed except for the inlet 9- and" an air outlet 11: atone side the air outlet heing connected by pipel2 to a source of suction as the fan 13-. i

through thefgrating'17 -Tand collects in l the bottom 'ofth'e 'se pai'at'oi; while the lighter s'eparateclgcottonis drawn out, throughltlie outlet +I1' into pipe 12 andthenjcef to the fan and is ejected fromjthe fan, through pipe+34 fiiito a-condenser -35' ofwj'ell known foi m, Whereagain thecotton While uponth'e e'Txterior o-f afperforated cylinder, issuhjected to suction prodlucedwitln in p the 7 cylinder by any suitable mechanism such as a fan (not shown)and connectedto .the pipe-16. The separateclf cotton drops from the condenser 15ff onto the conveyor f j -36 andis carried along through the housing +37 and upon return movement is supplied to one or more chuteslSadapted to dischargeiintothe hopper o fthe Garnett machine or machines controlled and such 'valves may be actuated in: any suitable manner forsupplying the desired quantity' of: cotton to a particular Garnett machine,and in some cases it hap- I Comn'iunication be- H tween hous ng 37 and each chute18 15 valveend of the housing adjacent the condenser 15, and in order to prevent tiis near the corn denser 15 the housing 37 is formed With an opening '20 leading to pipe 21 which is in communication with the pipe 12 leading to the fan 13 so that any cotton which is not supplied to one of the chutes leading to the Garnett machines is drawn through opening 20 and pipe 21 into the pipe 12, and thence to tl e fan 13 which again supplies this cotton to the condenser 35 from which it -falls upon the conveyor 36.

in addition there is provided a second separa'tor numbered 22 Which is designed for use in connection with cotton as it comes from the bale, and this sepa 'ator is or a construction similar to the separator 10 and has an outlet in communication with pipe 23 leading to the pipe 12 thence to the fan 13. This separator in like manner includes rotary shafts 2st containing carrying fingers 01' heaters identical with the heaters if).

It will be apparent that with this con struction, the waste cotton is auton'iatically recovered and supplied again to the Garnett machines in a comparatively simple and efii cient manner and that the fan 13 acts to convey all 01 the cotton from the separators and also the unused cotton from belovx the conveyor 36 to the condenser 85 and thence to the upper side of the conveyor 86.

F or the purpose of economizing in space, there is here illustratedbut two Garnett inachines and one chute 18, but it Will be obvious that there Will be one chute for each Garnett machine and that any number of Garnett machines maybe utilized in a single row, or in additional rows so long the supporting floor or element is formed with a trough or channel beneaththe machines in Whichthe Waste material collect-s and from which it is conveyed automatically to. a separator, the cotton being taken 'i'r'om'the sep arator by suction of the tan Whichsuppl ies Y the main body of cottonto the condei'iseri fi from whence it isdelivered to the Garnett inachines, and altho'lhave shown a specific construction and arrangement ofthe'parts oi the apparatus, I do not desire to restrict myself to the details of thesame, as various changes may be made Within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim: p

1. An apparatus for recovering from and supplying cotton to Garnett machines comprising in combination with a plurality of Garnett machines, of a continuous channel extending under all of said machines,means in said channel for conveying cottonescaping from the Garnett machines, a separator for receiving the recovered cotton from said conveying means, mechanical means in the separator for breaking up the cotton, a fan connected to the separator for producing a suction therein and for Withdrawing the separated cotton from the separator and mechanism for receiving the cotton from the fan and re-supplying it to the Garnett 1nachine. i p i 2; An apparatus for recovering from and supplying cotton to Garnett machines comprising in combination-With arplurality 0t Garnettrmachines, of a continuous channel extending under all of said machines, means in said channel'for conveying cotton escaping from the Garnett machines, a separator for receiving the recovered cotton from said conveying means, means in the separator for breaking up the cotton said means comprising a'plurality of rotating blades having intercepting paths of movement, a fan con.- nected to the separator for producing a suction thereinand for Withdrawing the separated cotton from the separator, and mechanism for receiving the cotton from the fan and re-supplyingit to the Gar'nett machine, a second separator, and means for connecting said separator to the fan whereby additional cotton is supplied to said mechanism.

3. An apparatus for recovering from and supplying cotton to Garnett machines com prising in combination With a plurality of Garnett machines, of a continuous channel extending under all of said machines, means in said channel for conveying cotton escaping from the Garnettlmachines, a separator for receiving the recovered cotton from said conveying means, means in the separator for breaking up the cotton said means compris-c ing a plurality of rotaryshaft s, each of said shafts carrying a plurality of cooperating blades, a fan connected to the separator for producing a suction therein, and for ithdrawing'the separated cotton fr'om the separator,and mechanism for receivingthe cotton from the fan and resupplyingit to the Garnett machine, said mechanism including a housing, chutes leading from the housing to respective Garnett machines, anda cony rin the ho s r t at. A] apparatus lfor recovering from and supplying cotton to Garnett machines com prising in combination jvvith a plurality; of Garnett machines, of a-continuous channel extending under all of said machines, means in said channel for conveyingcotton escaping from the Garnett machines, a separator for receiving the recovered cottonfrom said conveying means, means in the separator for breaking up the cotton, said means compris' ing a plurality of rotary shafts, each shaft carrying a plurality of blades so disposed that the pathof movementoffone set of blades intercepts the path of movement of the other set of blades, a fanc'onnected to the separator for producing a suction therein, and for ithdrawing, the-"separated cotton from the} separator,inechanismfor receiving thecotton fromfthe fan andresupplying it'to'the Gar'nett machine, said mechanism including a housing, chutes leading leading to Garnett machines, and means forv from the housing to respective Garnett maconnecting said opening to the said i fan chines, and a conveyor in the housing, valves Wherebythe return cotton is re-supplied to l controlling communication between the ho'usthe conveying mechanism.

' ing and the chutes and said housing having In Witness whereof I have hereunto set an additional opening adapted to receive cotmy hand this 10th day of May 1926. ton after it has passed by all of said chutes HARRY W. TROUT. 

